On 24/07/2012 15:11, Janet wrote:
In article , david@abacus-
nurseries.co.uk says...

This is getting silly. In the UK, grapes are easy to grow, but not
easy to get a crop from, and do not ripen reliably anywhere in the
country. Runner beans are easier, but are not easy to get a good
crop from everywhere, and it can be tricky to BOTH get a crop of
green beans AND ripen some for seed. Broad beans are easier still,
but even they can be tricky in some places, especially if you want
to ripen some for seed.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Balderdash!!!

Which part of Nick's commentary are you referring to?

Janet

How stupid of me, if we could rely on ripening grapes then we would have
commercial vineyards in the UK.
As for Runner beans, I have grown them commercially in both East Sussex
and Berkshire for around 15 years, in both places we grew around an
acre, and never had problems with them.
Of course you can't rely on growing them Everywhere, just as you can't
even rely on getting a crop of hay everywhere in the UK.